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Manhattan Coffee Roasters

City Limits-Meraki — Espresso

Brazil & Honduras

WashedMedium-Light77Cherry's Index

Cup profile

black cherry · dark chocolate · brown sugar

City Limits-Meraki — Espresso by Manhattan Coffee Roasters
Farm / Co-op
Fazenda JS & Finca El Salvador
Process
Washed
Altitude
880–1650 m
Harvest
—
Weight
250g
Bag price
EUR 10.50
Price / oz
$1.36/oz
Brew
espresso

from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated

From the editors

This lot is no longer available at the roaster.

We last reached the roaster’s page for this coffee 0 days ago. It now returns a not-found or members-only response — we’ve archived the buy link so we don’t send anyone to a dead page. The notes, sensory chart, and editorial context below remain useful as a record of what this lot offered.

No longer available at the roaster

Last verified 0 days ago.

Cherry's Index

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology

77

Strong

Preliminary

Confidence33% coverage / 3 of 7 signals

Score is partially shrunk toward a neutral 50 — read directionally until more source families land.

How confidence affects the score

Coverage measures signal availability, not cup quality. Missing sources are dropped, remaining weights are renormalized, and the result is shrunk toward a neutral 50 baseline by 18% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    85/ 55% weight
  • YouTube reviews
    Sentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
    85/ 30% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    80/ 15% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Stale-stock demotion
    This lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
    +-1

Renormalized base 84.2 shrunk to 78.3 at 83% confidence + bonuses = 77.

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About Manhattan Coffee Roasters

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100

Manhattan Coffee Roasters is widely recognized within the specialty coffee community as a top-tier roaster, frequently grouped alongside other elite international roasters like Sey and La Cabra. They are highly regarded for their high-end, experimental, and light-roast offerings, often being the subject of curiosity for enthusiasts looking to explore premium beans. While their pricing and shipping costs are noted as significant, they are consistently viewed as a benchmark for quality in the Netherlands and beyond.

elite international roasterfrequent choice for light roast enthusiastsassociated with experimental processingpremium pricing and shipping considerationshighly regarded in the Netherlands coffee scene
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On YouTube

1 video · 13k combined views

Outside coverage characterizes Manhattan Coffee Roasters as a highly professionalized, production-focused operation. Reviewers emphasize the company's transition into a large-scale facility that prioritizes industrial efficiency and rigorous quality control. The roastery is portrayed as a functional factory environment rather than a romanticized artisanal space.

Industrial-scale production focusRigorous quality control standardsTransparent sourcing practicesCollaborative professional cultureHigh-capacity roasting infrastructure

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